After watching the body I was deeply moved, I have never watched Buffy nor do I claim to be a fan. With that said I am a huge Joss Whedon fan and he is primarily why I can find enjoyment from watching Buffy. His writing techniques and directing skill really show off in this episode. I really have not watched Buffy extensively, but for some reason this episode hit home and I found myself sympathizing and even feeling like I knew the characters.
The reason this hit me so hard while watching it is because I had a friend of mine die almost a year ago very suddenly. Like in Buffy I felt like the whole world had come to a stand still. I was not sure how to feel or even what the right response was. I could not cry but simply wonder like Dawn "Where did he go?"
It took me almost six months for his death to actually hit me but the feeling of finding out a friend or loved one is dead is the most surreal experience that was captured almost too well in "The Body"
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